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Ulcerative stomatitis
or canker sore
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These are
small sores or painful swellings on the inside of the mouth
and on the tongue that appear without apparent reason, and
disappear by themselves usually within ten days, leaving no
scar. They maybe caused by stress, spicy foods, or
acid-alkaline
imbalance.
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- Small (usually a few millimeters
and rarely up to a few centimeters), painful ulcerations --
they usually have a yellow-gray center surrounded by a red
halo
- Usually painful for 7-10 days
- Usually resolve in 7-21
days
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- Unknown, but probably
viral
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- Topical corticosteroids in an
adhesive base e.g. Triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% with Orabase
Palin
- Tapered 7-day course of prednisone
in severe cases
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